Who are the eight FIBA Europe Cup newcomers?
MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - Eight new names appeared on the FIBA Europe Cup team list after the merge with the Basketball Champions League for the Round of 16, making the field even more competitive.
MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - Eight new team names appeared on the FIBA Europe Cup team list after the merge with the Basketball Champions League for the Round of 16, making the remaining field even more competitive.
How will the eight teams that advanced from the Second Round fare against the likes of Cibona, CSM CSU Oradea, Ironi Nahariya, Kataja Basket, Muratbey Usak Sportif, Proximus Spirou, Stelmet Zielona Gora and Telenet Oostende?
Let's take a quick glance at the new additions to the competition, their go-to players and their results both in the Basketball Champions League and on the domestic front.
Cibona Zagreb
Star: Scottie Reynolds BCL record: 5-9, 6th place in Group D Domestic championship record: 11-9, 5th place in ABA League Coach: Damir Mulaomerovic [/unordered]CSM CSU Oradea
Star: Martin Zeno BCL record: 6-8, 6th place in Group B Domestic championship record: 10-6, 4th place in Romanian Liga Nationala Coach: Christian Achim [/unordered]Ironi Nahariya
Star: Yancy Gates BCL record: 5-9, 6th place in Group A Domestic championship record: 8-8, 5th place in Israeli Winner BSL Coach: Eric Alfasi [/unordered]Kataja Basket
Star: Daniel Mullings BCL record: 6-8, 7th place in Group B Domestic championship record: 14-7, 3rd place in Finnish Korisliiga Coach: Greg Gibson [/unordered]Muratbey Usak Sportif
Star: D'Angelo Harrison BCL record: 5-9, 6th place in Group C Domestic championship record: 5-11, 14th in Turkish BSL Coach: Ozan Bulkaz [/unordered]Proximus Spirou
Star: Brandon Bowman BCL record: 6-8, 6th place in Group E Domestic championship record: 8-8, 5th in Belgian EuroMillions League Coach: Fulvio Bastianini [/unordered]Stelmet Zielona Gora
Star: Vladimir Dragicevic BCL record: 4-10, 7th place in Group E Domestic championship record: 14-3, 1st in Polish Basketball League Coach: Artur Gronek [/unordered]Telenet Oostende
Star: Rasko Katic BCL record: 6-8, 5th place in Group D Domestic championship record: 12-4, 1st in Belgian EuroMillions League Coach: Dario Gjergja [/unordered]FIBA